Political Economy

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has ordered the release of all prisoners of war and political detainees.
The move is part of a peace agreement signed last month with the rebel leader Riek Machar.
A number of Mr Machar's fighters and supporters are in detention, along with activists and other critics of

Top Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) official, Phillip Wafula Wagutu has claimed that former party President Gen. Mugisha Muntu had no good reasons to quit the largest opposition party in Parliament.
The former Leader of Opposition in Parliament says Muntu quit FDC to fulfill his long term ambition of appearing on

President Yoweri Museveni has donated 100 million Shillings to Kamwokya ghetto based groups, URN reports.
The money was delivered this morning to six groups at Harvest Church, Kamwokya by a number of government and State House officials led by Col Shaban Bantariza. Two groups received 30 million Shillings each while the

The ODM chunk of of the National Super Alliance has supported the proposal by President Uhuru Kenyatta to slash VAT on petroleum products from 16 to 8 per cent, Kenyan media report.
The decision was reached at after an ODM parliamentary group meeting at Orange House, Nairobi, chaired by party leader

The youth have asked government to consider reducing nomination fees for both Presidential and Parliamentary candidates, noting that the current fees are discriminatory with an aim of pushing them out of elective posts.
The youth made the call on Friday during a plenary session held for the National Youth Parliament ahead

The success of the peace deal ending South Sudan's five-year civil war may depend on the economic opportunities that stability in the country could bring.
According to the African Development Bank South Sudan is the most oil-dependent country in the world.
Until conflict disrupted the industry in 2013, oil accounted for 60%

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said politics driven by opportunism has brought a lot of suffering to Africa and cost its development.
He made the remarks yesterday at the signing of a peace deal between South Sudan government and rebels.
Below is his message;
Joined hundreds of dignitaries at the Friendship Hall in

Two government agencies, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) have assured Ugandans that there is no ‘bad’ sugar on the Ugandan market.
This is after a government newspaper, The New Vision run a story on Friday 3rd August, 2018 titled “BANNED KENYA SUGAR SNEAKED INTO UGANDA”,

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Thursday night held a four-hour secret meeting in Kilifi, reports the Standard.
The meeting, whose details are still scanty has fueled speculation that the two could have been discussing the anticipated Cabinet reshuffle.
The Sunday Standard has learned that Uhuru and Raila

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed the role played by the Indian community in Uganda’s economic growth.
To date, there is a sizeable community of people of Indian origin living in Uganda, but they are vibrant and holds an important position in the economy and political life of this country, Museveni said.
“Over